Car-seat.



F. BENNETT.

CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED IEB..25, 1911.

Patented. Oct. 13, 1914.

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F. BENNETT. CAR SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1911.

1,1 1 3,402. Patented Oct. 13, 1914,

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ATTORNEYS F. BENNETT.

CAR SEAT.

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WITNESSES "1E NORRIS PETERS CO1. PHUTU-LITHOH WASMINFW'III D UNITED s ATEsrAT NT OFFICE.

EEEnEEIcK BENNE T, or RAvENswoon, EW YORK, AssIGNoE To WALKER 8t BENNETT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION on NEW YoEK.

CAR-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented 0ct.13, 1914.

Application filed February 25, 1911. Serial No. 610,867.

- known as walk-over seats or those in which the back is reversed by a bodily motion across from one side of the seat to the other as distinguished from swinging on a pivot, or operating by a strictly turning movement.

The principal object of the present inventionis to provide improved and entirely practical means for reversing the foot rest and cushion simultaneously with and by reason of the reversal of, the back at the same time so arranging the parts that the reversing motion cannot be brought about by pres sure on the cushion or foot rest. I attain this end and other results by certain peculiar features of construction and combinations of elements, which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is now had to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate, as an example, the preferred embodiment of my invention.

In these drawings Figure 1 is a; sectional elevation of the invention; Fig. 2 is a side view with the center of the seat broken away to admit of presenting the view of the size of the sheet on which it isdrawn; Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the working parts with which my improvement is concerned; and Fig. 4 is a detail section showing the preferred manner of mounting the tie rods.

10 indicates the cushion, 11 theback, 12 the outer or aisle pedestal, and 14 the inner supporting frame plate. which is secured to the side wall of the car and takes, at that point, the place of a pedestal. The arm 15 is arranged outside of the pedestal and the parts 12, 14 and 15 are rigidly fastened -to-' gether to form a framing by means of tie rods 16. These are preferably secured to the parts 14 and 15, as shown in Fig. 4, by counter-sunk screws 17 threaded into the hollow tie rods.

18 indicates a spacing collar between the,

frame element 14,"for example, and a horizontally extending plate 19. One of these plates 19 is located at eachend of the seat,

"said plates extending from one tie rod 16 to the other as shown best in'Fig. 1. Each plate 19 is provided with an upwardly extended forked lug located at themiddle of the plate and serving a function which will I be hereinafter set forth. At each end of the tie rods 16 sleeves 21 are arranged directly. adjacent to the plates 19. I

In addition to serving :as atie between the stationary partsof the seat, the rods16 also serve tocarry the cushion lO'through the medium of two ribs 22, having slotted ends 23 receiving the tie rods, in such a manner that the ribs mayslide from the position shown in Fig. lrightward withinthe limits of said slots23. The slots are arranged at opposite inclinations s0v thatvin sliding theribs 22 reverse theirinclinatiomthus reversing the inclination of the seat or cushion 10 as will be understood from the prior art. Said ribs 22 are attached to and move with the cushion. The frame plate 14 serves as a means of mounting the various parts of the car seat at the wall end. thereof, while the arm 15 carries as a part of it a similar or equivalent member which is not specifically illustrated. The mechanism is duplicate ateach end of the seat so that the description 1n the singular will suflice. I The back; llyhas downwardly extendingstriker arms 24mm at each end-and formed-at their lower extremities with slots "25. Pivoted to these striker armsat' apoint considerably above their lower extremitiesare rocking arms 26, the lower ends of which are mounted to swing around a centrally*locatedzshaft 27 This shaft extends from one end'of the seat to the other centrally between the; tie rods 16 and belowthe plane thereof. A floating,

link 28 is pivoted tothearm 26 intermediate the ends of the arm andlink and oneend of said link 28 carries apin' 29 whichslides;

while the other end carries a pin 30 sliding in the adjacent forked block 20. V This mounts the back so that it may pass with a bodily and sliding turning motion from one side to the other, the link 28 and arm 26 coacting to effect this purpose in the peculiar manner set forth in my copending application filed September 24, 1908, Serial No. 454599. Said arm 26' is formed with a slot 31 disposed longitudinally thereof and receiving loosely the pin 32 of an elbow lever 33 fulcrumed at 34 to the frame plate 14:, or to the equivalent part on the arm 15. The elbow lever has its second limb provided with a stud 35, which slides in the slot 36 formed in an arm 37 which is secured to the shaft 27. The foot rest 38 is also secured to said shaft 27 and in addition the shaft 27 fixedly carries an arm 39 having a pin 40 sliding in a vertical slot 41 in the rib 22.

I have before mentioned that the arm 26 swings idly around the center of the shaft 27, and therefore it does not directly impart any motion to the foot rest and cushion. However, the arm 26 in swinging, through the slot 31 and pin 32 imparts a rocking motion to the elbow lever 33 and owing to the disposition of this lever with respect to the arm 37 said arm'is caused to rock upward to meet the movement of the arm 26. In other words, as the arm 26 swings from right to left (referring to Fig. 1) the arm 37 swings upward toward the oncoming arm 26. The arm 26 swings as described when the back 11 is moved from right to left and the described swinging of the arm 37 causes the foot rest 38 to swing from right to left while the arm 39 swings from left to right.

- Hence, when the back 11 is thrown over, for example, from right to left, the seat 10 is shifted from left to right to correspond to the new position of the back and the foot rest is thrown with the back so that it will be in position to accommodate the feet of the person of the seat next behind. The elbow. lever and its connections, therefore, constitute a means for reversing the motion of the back and allows me, by a very simple mechanism, to bring about all of the necessary movements from the mere motion of the back. It will further be observed that owing to the relative arrangement of the elbow leverand the arm- 37, the parts lock themselves and the seat cannot be reversed by pressure applied either to the foot rest or cushion.

Having thus described my invent-ion what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a car seat, the'combination of a shiftable back, a swinging arm having operative connection with the back and moving therewith in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, means for mounting one end of the arm on a fixed center, a foot rest swinging around said center but at the side thereof opposite the side on which the arm is located, said foot rest adapted to shift with the back also in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, and means for transmitting the movement of the arm reversely to the foot rest as described.

2. In a car seat, the combination of a shiftable back, a swinging arm having operative connection with the back and moving therewith in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, means for mounting one end of the arm. on a fixed center, a foot rest swinging around said center but at the side thereof opposite the side on which the arm is located, said foot rest adapted to shift with the back also in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, and means for transmitting the movement of the arm reversely to the foot rest to shift the foot rest as described, said means including an elbow lever having sliding connection with said arm and with a part in connection with the foot rest.

3. In a car seat, the combination of a shift-able back, a swinging arm having operative connection with the back and moving therewith in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, means for mounting one end of the arm on a fixed center, a foot rest swinging around said center but at the side thereof opposite the side on which the arm is located, said foot rest adapted to shift with the back also in direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the back, and means for transmitting the movement of the arm reversely to the foot rest to shift the foot rest as described, said means including an elbow lever having sliding connection with said arm and with a part in connection with the foot rest and an elbow lever being arranged to lock with the foot rest to prevent movement of the parts by pressure on the foot rest.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK BENNETT.

WVitnesses W. G. CAMPBELL, H. E. RAALBE.

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Washington, D. G. 

